ÉB#1
Science & Medicine
Émile-Marie Bodinier
1842–1901French botanist and catholic priest (1842-1901)
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articlesWikipedia (French) ↗
Famous people · Vaiges, Mayenne
Vaiges is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is Émile-Marie Bodinier, the French botanist and Catholic priest, with articles in 2 languages. Josée Gorce is second and Sylvain Hairy third. From Émile-Marie Bodinier to Josée Gorce, the births on the list run from 1842 to 1940. Within 8 mi, Évron lists the most: 8, with Bernard Richard first.
Born here
3
confirmed by Wikipedia
Best known
Émile-Marie Bodinier
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
First
1842
Émile-Marie Bodinier
Youngest
1940
Josée Gorce
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 person
The best known
Born in Vaiges
Émile-Marie Bodinier, Josée Gorce and Sylvain Hairy are written about in 2, 1 and 1 languages.
JG#2
Film, TV & Stage
Josée Gorce
1940–2014French radio host (1940-2014)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
SH#3
Writing & Arts
Sylvain Hairy
1934–1988French sculptor (1934-1988)
1 Wikipedia or sister-site articleWikipedia (French) ↗
Known for
What Vaiges is known for
The field with the most names is Science & Medicine: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed in French towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
5 towns around it have someone on record.
Questions about famous people from Vaiges
Who is the most famous person from Vaiges?
Émile-Marie Bodinier (French botanist and catholic priest (1842-1901)) is the best known by our measure: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages. Next come Josée Gorce and Sylvain Hairy.
How many famous people were born in Vaiges?
3 people born in Vaiges have a French Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace (and an English one that agrees, when there is one).
What is Vaiges known for?
Among its famous people, scientists and doctors: 1 of the 3. That is 33% of the town’s list, against 7% across French towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Vaiges?
Émile-Marie Bodinier, born in 1842. The youngest on the list was born in 1940.
Who counts as from Vaiges?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Vaiges itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Bernard Richard: Fanseriesus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philippe Médard: Fédération française de handball, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alphonse-Victor Angot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.